Have a guess how many people at Barclays earned more than £1m last year? Could it be 100? No, it must be more. HSBC revealed 192 in its ranks in 2011 and Barclays is much bigger in investment banking, which is where the real money is made. So 300? Or 500? Even more?

After being told he could join QPR in the summer he has gone on to play a key part in the Tottenham Hotspur Champions League push this season. Has he been better than Rio Ferdinand, Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill?